Runner assembly for utility wagon
OwnerErwin B. Williamsinventor
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Abstract
A runner assembly for attachment to a utility cart or wagon. The assembly includes a mounting portion, a runner portion, and a hinge portion, wherein the hinge portion mutually couples the mounting portion with the runner portion. The hinge portion includes mechanical stop(s) to fix the position and/or angle between the mounting portion and the runner portion. The runner portion may include one or more recesses for supporting a wheel. A recess may be longitudinal in orientation. Another recess may be transversal in orientation.
Claims18
A runner assembly receiving a wheel of a utility cart, the runner assembly comprising:
- a mounting segment adapted for removable attachment to one or more wheel assemblies of the utility cart;
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- a runner segment adapted for displacing terrain and promoting forward locomotion of the utility cart, wherein the runner segment comprises a head having a bottom side from which a pivot pin extends perpendicularly therefrom, and wherein the pivot pin extends through a hole defined in the mounting segment, thereby pivotally coupling the runner segment to the mounting segment and enabling the runner segment to be pivotally positioned relative to the mounting segment.
A runner assembly receiving a wheel of a utility cart, the runner assembly comprising:
- a mounting segment coupling the runner assembly to at least one wheel assembly of the utility cart, wherein the mounting segment comprises a clamping enclosure;
- a runner segment having a curvilinear body adapted for displacing terrain and promoting forward locomotion of the utility cart;
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- a hinge segment mutually coupling the mounting segment and the runner segment, wherein the hinge segment comprises a fastening means for pivotally coupling the runner segment to the mounting segment, thereby enabling pivotal positioning and repositioning of the runner segment relative to the mounting segment.
A utility cart comprising:
- at least one front wheel, the at least one front wheel coupled to a cart frame of the utility cart by a wheel shaft;
- a runner assembly;
- a mounting segment comprising a clamping enclosure for coupling the runner assembly with the wheel shaft;
- a runner segment having a curvilinear body, the curvilinear body comprising a curvilinear fin adapted for displacing loose terrain and promoting forward locomotion of the utility cart, wherein the curvilinear fin of the curvilinear body of the runner segment comprises a front tip and an opposing rear tail;
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- a hinge segment mutually coupling the mounting segment and the runner segment, wherein the hinge segment comprises an adjustable segment for positioning and repositioning the runner segment relative to the mounting segment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.